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Article: FABULOUS FUN WITH THE Greek Myths.(Brief Article)
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- Instructor (1990)
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- January 1, 2001
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Take a class voyage into the world of the Greek myths. The heroes are larger than life, the gods and monsters are fascinating, and the plots are filled with exciting action. Your students will find themselves absorbed in the extraordinary details of these rich and powerful stories, all the while learning important language-arts and reasoning skills.
Reading the Myths
Start your myth unit out right by gathering together a rich collection of mythology resources from the library and the Internet. Begin by reading aloud two or three myths such as "Theseus and the Minotaur" and "Pegasus and Bellerephon." In both stories a hero must wage a battle against a ...